Bicycle brake

Abstract

A linear brake for a bicycle comprises a pair of pivot mounts, each of which is mounted on a bicycle member laterally of a wheel rim, one on either side of the wheel. A brake arm is pivotally mounted in levered relation on each pivot mount below adjacent and biased away from the wheel rim. A brake shoe is affixed to each brake arm upper end. A control cable is affixed to a control member above the wheel with the control member being connected to the center of a yoke cable. The yoke cable is affixed to the lower end of each brake arm with yoke cable passed partway around the annular component on each pivot mount.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A linear brake for a bicycle comprising a pair of pivot mounts, each of which is mounted on a bicycle member laterally of a wheel rim, one on either side of the wheel, a brake arm pivotally mounted in levered relation on each pivot mount with, a control cable affixed to control member above the wheel, the control member connected to the center of a yoke cable affixed to the lower end of each brake arm, a groove in a discoidal machine element affixed on each pivot mount and yoke cable situated partway around the groove.